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Date of Birth

8 March 1973, Vienna, Austria

Birth Name

Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe

Height

6' 2½" (1.89 m)

Spouse

Nicole Ari Parker

(21 May 2005 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Grew up in Freiburg, Germany.

Has a brother, Patrick, and a sister, Nadja

His mother, Ursula Kodjoe, is a psychologist from Germany and his father, Eric Kodjoe, is a physician from Ghana, West Africa.

Fluent in English, French and German. He can also speak some Spanish.

Named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World 2002."

He once aspired to play professional tennis until a back injury ended his career aspirations.

20 June 2004: Engaged to Soul Food (1997) co-star, Nicole Ari Parker.

5 March 2005: Birth of daughter, Sophie Tei Naaki Lee, with Nicole Ari Parker.

Married actress Nicole Ari Parker in Gundelfingen, Germany.

Second child, Nicolas Neruda Kodjoe, born 31 October 2006.